Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites

 Numbers 20:1-13

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord! Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here? Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!”

The Lord said to Moses, “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”

So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him. He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”

These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.

Why?

People of Israelites frequently quarreled with Moses and Aaron for living water, food, meals, etc. They forget their life is in the hands of the Lord. In the Holy Name of the Lord, the Lord will provide them their needs.

So as we, my life is in the hands of the Lord, so I don't need to worry about what I should eat, clothes, or living place, what I should be concerned is how to honor the Name of the Lord.

To be a leader of Israel, Israelites should take responsibility to honor the Name of the Lord, Moses and Aaron did not say anything or honor the Lord, so the Lord didn't allow them to enter the promised land.

How?

Am I a good minister in church and a good staff in my working company? May the Holy Spirit remind me and let me do the best thing before people.